Faribault County, Minnesota

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,909
Median household income: $64,391
Median home value: $120,200

Faribault County is a county in Minnesota with a population of 13,909. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,391 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Faribault County's population held roughly steady from 13,801 to 13,909, while its median household income rose 21.1% from $53,156 to $64,391.

Owners occupy 78.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,909
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,391
Median home value: $120,200
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 6,921
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,80113,909

Median household income

$53,156$64,391

Median home value

$89,500$120,200

Median gross rent

$590$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,801	$53,156	$89,500	$590
2020	13,727	$53,963	$94,100	$629
2021	13,933	$55,186	$97,700	$664
2022	13,931	$64,000	$116,000	$697
2023	13,909	$64,391	$120,200	$837

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	714	5.1%
5 to 17	2,333	16.8%
18 to 24	955	6.9%
25 to 34	1,355	9.7%
35 to 44	1,660	11.9%
45 to 54	1,577	11.3%
55 to 64	2,090	15.0%
65 to 74	1,804	13.0%
75 and over	1,421	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,326	88.6%
Black or African American	78	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.2%
Asian	87	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.4%
Two or more races	242	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,086	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	788	8.0%
High school graduate	3,307	33.4%
Some college or associate's	3,676	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,622	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	514	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,128	77.3%
Carpooled	488	7.4%
Public transit	27	0.4%
Walked	362	5.5%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	568	8.6%
Other means	61	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,955	48.7%
15 to 29 min	1,466	24.2%
30 to 44 min	990	16.3%
45 to 59 min	397	6.5%
60+ min	261	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 11.8% (1,609 of 13,619)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,872	62.8%
Nonfamily households	2,298	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,170	89.1%
Vacant	751	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,814	78.0%
Renter-occupied	1,356	22.0%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,030	87.1%
1-unit, attached	69	1.0%
2 to 4 units	261	3.8%
5 to 19 units	270	3.9%
20 or more units	205	3.0%
Mobile home & other	86	1.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 27043
State: Minnesota
Land area: 712 sq mi
Water area: 9.43 sq mi
Center point: 43.6765, -93.9472